Koshalendra (कोशलेन्द्र, IAST: Kośalendra) is a Sanskrit-origin Hindu boy-name meaning “Lord of the Kośala kingdom”. From Kośala, the ancient kingdom of the Solar dynasty, and Indra (lord/king), this epithet honors Viṣṇu in His Rāma avatāra as the supreme sovereign of the storied realm of Ayodhyā.

Meaning, etymology & significance

Kośala was the great kingdom of the Ikṣvāku dynasty in ancient India, with its capital at Ayodhyā — the birthplace of Rāma, Viṣṇu's beloved avatāra. The suffix -indra, cognate with the root indu (powerful one) or from Indra as the paradigmatic king, bestows the sense of the supreme lord of that realm. As Kośalendra, Viṣṇu is invoked in His earthly royalty: the dharmic king whose reign became the very standard of ideal governance.

Kośalendra is used as a given name for boys in North Indian, particularly Awadhi and Bihari, traditions, celebrating devotion to Lord Rāma; it remains relatively traditional in usage. Pronounce with a long o and stress on Ko-śa-len-dra.

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Scriptural source

Koshalendra appears in the Vishnu Sahasranama, among the sacred names of Vishnu.

Astrology — nakshatra, rashi & numerology

By the standard Vedic correspondence between a name’s first syllable and the lunar mansion, Koshalendra aligns with the Punarvasu nakshatra, under the Mithuna rashi (Moon sign). Its Chaldean name-number is 2.